Game.



Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

GAME.

C. W. GRAVES.

APPLICATION FILBD SEPT. 23, 1912.

. I CORNELIUS w. GBAVES, OF ETERSBURG, VIRGINIA.

GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

hpplicatoflled September 23, 19-2.

To all whom it may' oncem:

Be it known that I CORNELIUS W. Graves, a citizen of the United States, residin at Petersburg, in the County of Dinwi die, State of Vir inia, have 'invented certain new and usei l Improvements 'in Games;

' and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and' exact description of the invention, such as will enable others sklled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. V

This invention has special reference to games and more particularly to a game or bagatel1e-board adapted to represent a presidential election and to furnsh amusement as wellas test of skill'to both' old 'and young.

The invention resides more particularly in a tray or box carrying a plurality of -upstanding pins and divided at one end' to provide a p-lurality of compartments representing the different parties on the 'ticket and also a number of contested Compartments, while a novel form 'of "impelling device or rojector is carricd at the opposite end o the tray to discharge a number of balls or marbles toward the 'pins and compartmentsQthe balls being numbered to correspond with the number of electoral votes of each State or Territory so as to de-- termine the Winning party by the addition of. these numbers as the balls or marbles are deposited in the compartments.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: i

Figur-e -1 is a top plan View of my improved device with the cover removed. Fig; 2 is a view of the cover inverted. Fig3 is a horizontal sectional View of the device, the projector being in a drawn position before impelling the balls or marbles. Fig. 4.- is a longitudinal sectional View of the device. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view with the cover in position. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View of the projector.

As shown, my improved game apparatus embodies a relatively shallow rect-angular box or tray 10 forming the bagatelle-board, the same being divided at one end by a plurality of spaced parallel vertical partitions 11 to provide a series of intermediate compartments 12, properly numbered action s pate-mea Aug.5,1913. Serial NO. 721-350.

cord-ing to the number of parties in the field.

As shown there are ten (10) ot' such partitons 11 and eleven (ll) ot' such compartments, five of the conpartnents containing;

the indications representing the Socialiste, Repubhcans, Denocrats, Prohibitiousts and Progressives and the intermediate or alter-' nate compartments being indicated as the con-tested votes in counting in the election of the President. p

At the forward extremity of each partiprovided a headed securing member 13 to form a retarding means preventing the entire free entrance'of the marbles or balls 14 into the compartments but serving to prevent their exit when once positioned therein. The marbles or balls l c are provided with numbers from one to ten and in the present instance sixteen (16) of such balls are employed, seven (7 being numbered ten (10), two (2) bearing the nunber five (5), three' (3) bear-ing the number one (l), two (2) be'aring the number (4) and two (2) bearing the number three (3 whereby a certain number of such balls may be collected for equaling the number of electoral Votes of the respective States or Territories when used in the manner as will be hereinafter more fully 'set forth. I

The longitudinal sides of the tray'are provded with opposed grooves 15 'receiving the box top 10, such box top being provided with directions indicating the manner of playing thegame and also the names of the States arranged in alphabetical order as partially indicated at 17 and the number of electoral Votes of theseStates beside each as partially 'indicated a t 18. the bottom of the tray or board are a plurality of rows of upstanding metal or Wood to remain rigid and which are ar'anged in staggered 'relation and form means for interrupting the course of the balls or marbles in their travel toward the compartments.

In order to impel the marbles which may be suitably co-lored as desired, the oppo-site end of the tray isprovided with a top cross strip 20 beneath which a plunger 21 is mounted, the said plunger extendin transversely of the width of the tray an having a reduced stem 22 centrally'disposcd and Operating through the forward end of the tray and with its free end provided with an enlargement 'or head 23 permitting it to be conveniently grasped and drawn forward.

pins 19 v of This letter operation is accoinplished against an action of a coiled spring' El which is mounted on the sten between the forward end of the tray and the .plunger to :force the latter rcarwardh* and thus impcl the marble or balls positioned in a series of grooves 95 arranged. in successire series across its exposed edge. The plunger is limited in itsJnm'enient au ay from the forward end of the tray by nenns of inwin'dly extending stop projections 20. It is obvious that the box may be made of Wood, metal, papier-mch, clay or other composition as well as the balls.

In playing the game, one or five persons or pairs are preferred, though any number of persons may play, as for instancc there may be as many players as there are parties, and the game is started by selecting such balls, the numbers of which equal the number of electoral Votes of a State, taking;` first for instance, Alabama and the narhles are placed in the rccesses of the plungerwvith the bottom of the box nclining in a direction froni the latter and the knol or protuberance is grasped by the operator and drawn forwardly and then released. This oauses the expulsion of the na-bles which will strike the pins 19 and thereby prevent them fro 'n traveling in a straight path. The marbles will however, pass into the receptacles or conpartinents and this operation is continued and the numbers en the marbles which move into the coi'uiartuents are totaled at each operation and the party securing the majority of votes represented by these numbers is declared the winner and the noninee of that party for President is thus elected. The players may choose the names as candidates for the several political parties and one may opeate the plunger during the entire :game or all operate in alphabetical order and it a State has twelve electors for instance, two balls numbered five (5) and ti o numbered one (l) are disposed in tour t) of the recesses or grooves in the plunger to be expelled in the nanner specified. The bottom of the tray inclines gradually from a line conectin: the stop members 26 to the otmipartnent end thereof to assist. in the travel ot' the nini-idea.

I claim:

l. In a game ot the class described. a tray, said tray having a plurality of Compartments at one end representiug the political parties. an impelling device at the opposite end of the tray and a plurality of projectiles having numbers thereon'the sums of which equal the number of electoral Votes of a State to be impelled into the Compartnients.

2. Tu a game of the class described, a tray, said tray having a plurality of Compartnents at one end representi'g the political parties and contested Votes, an inpelling devce atthe opposite end of the tray, a plurality of projectiles having numer-als thereou, the sums of which equal the number of electoral Votes of a State to be impelled into the compartmeuts and means for obstructing the travel of the projectiles in straight lines toward the compartments.

3.` A game apparatus embodying a game board having side portons, a plurality of parttions forning compartments at one end thereof, certain of the conpartments representng the political parties, a pluralityof upright pins arranged in staggered relation upon the board and a spring actuated plunger for expellnp; vote determnng devices toward the pins and compartments- 4. A game apparatus embodying a game board having side portons, a plurality of partitions forming compartments at one end thereof, certain of the compartments representing the political parties, a plurality of upright pins arranged in staggered relation upon the board, said board being inclined toward the compartments, a top for the board, a plunger novablebetween said sides and extended transversely of the board, the exposed edge of the plunge: being provided with a plurality of recesses, marbles having indiees thereon the sums of which are conbined to equal the number of electoral Votes of a State and fitted in the reeesses, said plunger having a sten operati'g through one si de of the board, acoiled'spring mounted tl'iereo-n between said side and the plunger for projeeting the latter when released and stops lnitin; the projeeting movement of the plunger.

'In testimony whereofl I afiix ny signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CORNELUS W. GRAVES.

W itnesses:

C. H. JAMES, R. L. Tone. 

